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Arab states revenue share from GATT is 1%
The Arab Labor Organization stated that the profits of the GATT Agreement are between $150 - $200 billion and that the Arab share of this amount is only 1%.
Regional-International, Economics, 3/23/1998
Foreign Minister Moussa and Cem on regional issues
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa held talks with his Turkish counterpart Ismial Cem about bilateral affairs, the Arab states and Turkey, including military cooperation between Turkey and Israel, the peace process, and the situation in Iraq.
Regional-Turkey, Politics, 3/23/1998
Annan: Israel ready to leave Lebanon, Syria is central
Annan added that he received indications from Israel that it is ready to implement 425, which calls for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon
Regional-Syria, Politics, 3/23/1998
First group of Iraqi pilgrims heads for Mecca
The Iraqi government had prevented its citizens from performing the pilgrimage after the Gulf War for economic reasons, yet it retracted its decision last year and 1,500 citizens performed the pilgrimage last year.
Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 3/23/1998
Sudan: Halaiub problem will be solved with Egypt
Concerning the time for the referendum on constitutional reforms in Sudan, and whether this will happen before peace talks or not Mostafa Osman said: "We are at the second stage of talks that will last for two or three weeks."
Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 3/23/1998
Caliph Yazid and the Umayyad dynasties
Few world dynasties have produced so many idiosyncratic and agreeable people as Caliph Yazid and the Umayyad dynasties, who were at the same time effective. Mu'awia, the first Umayyad Caliph and brother in law to the prophet Muhammad, secured supreme power over the Arab empire with Damascus as his capital in 661 AD.
Regional, History, 3/23/1998
Yemen, Saudi Arabia talk on border demarcation
Saudi Defense and Aviation Minister Emir Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday received the secretary general of the Yemeni Presidium, Lt. Gen. Abdullah al-Bashir, who delivered a communique from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Saudi Arabia-Yemen, Politics, 3/23/1998
Prince of Qatar arrives at Cairo, today
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasim al-Jabir al-Thani stated that the emir's visit represents a vital and practical cementing of the reconciliation that took place in Riyadh last December under the auspices of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdel Aziz and Crown Prince Abdallah Bin Abdel Aziz.
Qatar-Egypt, Politics, 3/23/1998
Israeli court speaks about a two-week mass expulsion that lasted 50 years
The Israeli High Court gave the government of Israel three months to finally take a decision on why Palestinians from the village of Ikrith have not been allowed back to their village, from which they were kicked out in 1948.
Israel-Palestine, Judicial, 3/23/1998
First Eritrean delegation to Yemen since 95 conflict
This delegation is the first to visit Yemen since Eritrea's occupation of Hanish Island in the Red Sea in 1995. In 1996, following a French mediation, the two countries agreed to submit their conflict to an international court in London.
Yemen-Eritrea, Politics, 3/23/1998
Arafat in Cairo for a speech to Arab foreign ministers
It is expected that the Saudi foreign minister will call for the suspension of the embargo imposed upon Libya until the dispute between Libya and the United States and Britain can be settled through the International Court of Justice.
Regional, Politics, 3/23/1998
Yemen to sentence 15 former Southern Yemeni officials tomorrow
The accused, including the former secretary-general of the Yemeni Socialist party, are being tried under charges of "greater treason, violating the constitution and committing killing crimes."
Yemen, Judicial, 3/23/1998
Egyptian journalist starts hunger strike
The Egyptian journalists syndicate started communications aimed at achieving a reconciliation between journalist Kamal Fahmy, who was given a six-month prison sentence and writer Sarot Abaza who brought suit against the journalist.
Egypt, Judicial, 3/23/1998
Dubai conference for encouraging investment in Egypt
The Dubai World Trade Centre will also host the Discover Egypt exhibition, which began today and will run through March 26
United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Business, 3/23/1998
Israel's nuclear position condemned
The International Atomic Energy Agency chief added that Israeli continues to refuse to open its nuclear installations in the Negev desert to international inspection.
Israel-Regional-UN, Military, 3/23/1998
UN's Annan visits troops in the Golan
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Sunday received UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and members of the accompanying delegation.
Syria-UN, Politics, 3/23/1998
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The two main Kurdish conflicting parties in Northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, on Sunday exchanged prisoners on the occasion of celebrating the new Kurdish year, "Nairouz."
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Sources close to renowned Arab poet Mahmoud Darwish said today that his health condition has become stable following the successful surgery he underwent in a hospital in Paris, noting that he is still in the intensive care room, and expected to remain in the intensive care unit for the next 48 hours.
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Israel has received US $one million paid by King Hussein of Jordan to the families of the Israeli women who were killed in al-Baqoura incident more than one year ago.
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Israeli political sources said today that no change has been made no minimization hsa been observed in the activities or works of the Israeli trade bureau in Doha.
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The new Kuwaiti government today takes constitutional oath before the President of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, following a Cabinet reshuffle. An official statement said following the oath ceremony, the emir talked with the new ministers on issues concerning their posts.
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The first Qatari planetarium was opened on Saturday at the Qatar Scientific Club, Qatar News Agency reported.
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Nominations of members for the Gulf Cooperation Council's Consultative Council, which will deal with topics mandated by the organization's Supreme Council are almost complete, Khaleej Times reported.
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A shipment of aid from Bahrain to Iraq including 32 tons of food, medicine and clothes arrived in Iraq, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to forward the peace process, Voice of America reported.
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US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs Martin Indyk criticized Israel for trying to delay a Us peace proposal, Haaretz reported.
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A bill that would require special parliamentary approval for any Israeli concessions in the Golan heights will be discussed today in the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee's at the initiative of the committee's chair, Hanan Porat, Haaretz reported.
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A suit filed by the wife of former Libyan official Mansour Kekhya, who disappeared from Egypt in 1993, seeking compensation was thrown out of an Egyptian court, CNN reported.
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A delegation from the Organization for African Unity criticized the situation on the breakaway Comoran island of Anjouan after protesters blockaded the delegation there, CNN reported.
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Morocco last weekend refused to issue entry visas to an Israeli cross country team, CNN reported.
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Israel's Cabinet on Sunday rejected a proposed US peace plan which called for a 13% Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank, Bahrain Tribune reported.
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Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said that Hizbullah troops would not patrol the Lebanese-Israeli border should Israel withdraw from its occupied zone in south Lebanon, CNN reported.
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A Palestinian family that was rebuilding their home, demolished by the Israeli army, was beaten and arrested, CNN reported.
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Gunmen in the Egyptian city of Beni Mazar, 110 miles south of Cairo, opened fire on a police car, killing four officers, and wounded 13 others, including 4 more police officers while fleeing, Nando Times reported.
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Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz met with Chief UN weapons inspector Richard Butler to discuss planned inspections of presidential sites in Iraq, Fox News reported.
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Under the title of "My Beloved Egypt," US businessmen of Egyptian origin in New York are arranging a visit to Egypt for its American friends, families and members to visit Luxor and Aswan, to confirm -- especially before the international and US communities -- that Egypt is a secure country after last year's Luxor incident and that they are confident the Luxor incident was an isolated one.
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Sohier El-Sokeri, the head of the American- Arab Friendship Assembly delivered to UN's Kofi Annan the "the hero of peace-loving people" a message that carries the signature of 18 million citizens within the "millions campaign" to save the Iraqi children and oppose economic sanctions against Iraq.
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Saudi Arabia decided to reduce its oil production at a rate of 300,000 barrels a day as of April 1, 1998 according to a statement released by the Saudi Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources.
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Qatar has asserted that the deadlocked Middle East peace process necessitates Qatar to take a stand in reponse to Israeli policy. The Qatari News Agency quoted Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani as saying on Sunday that Qatar has minimized the activities of the Israeli business and trade office in Doha and suspended measures to open an office in Israel.
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Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi on Sunday received a communique from Chad's President Idriss Deby pertaining to bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest.
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